tipc: convert name table read-write lock to RCU
Convert tipc name table read-write lock to RCU. After this change,
a new spin lock is used to protect name table on write side while
RCU is applied on read side.
Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com>
Reviewed-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@ericsson.com>
Reviewed-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericsson.com>
Tested-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@ericsson.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.h b/net/tipc/name_table.h
index c1fd734..5f0dee9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.h
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
* @node_list: adjacent matching name seq publications with >= node scope
* @cluster_list: adjacent matching name seq publications with >= cluster scope
* @zone_list: adjacent matching name seq publications with >= zone scope
+ * @rcu: RCU callback head used for deferred freeing
*
* Note that the node list, cluster list, and zone list are circular lists.
*/
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
struct list_head node_list;
struct list_head cluster_list;
struct list_head zone_list;
+ struct rcu_head rcu;
};
/**
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@
u32 local_publ_count;
};
-extern rwlock_t tipc_nametbl_lock;
+extern spinlock_t tipc_nametbl_lock;
extern struct name_table *tipc_nametbl;
int tipc_nl_name_table_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);